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South Korea: Peasant Unions and Urban Youth Unite to Overcome Police Barriers in ‘Victory at Namtaeryeong’
The scene at Namtaeryeong on the 21st and 22nd closely resembled the “Great Unity” of the Gwangju Uprising in May 1980. Citizens brought food, such as kimbap, bread, ramen, and coffee, as well as hot packs and blankets to help withstand the cold.
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La Via Campesina in the Press
There’s a biodiversity crisis and the industrial food system is driving it
Join Ali Rae in this ninth episode of ‘All Hail The Planet’ where she speaks with a group of activists, including Elizabeth Mpfou a peasant leader with the Zimbabwe Small Scale Organic Farmers’ Forum (ZIMSOFF) and the former General Coordinator of La Via Campesina.
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Special call for solidarity
La Via Campesina calls on the governments of the world, and in particular progressive governments and those of the South, to do everything in their power to end apartheid and Israel’s colonization. The Governments have a responsibility to coordinate their efforts to secure a future for Palestine and the entire Palestinian people, and to ensure that justice is done in the face of Israel’s crimes against humanity.
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Featured Videos
La Via Campesina’s photo exhibition in Paris
Relive the inauguration of our exhibition, open to the public since November 21, right in the heart of the City of Lights, and available until January 13 on the gates of the Saint-Jacques Tower Square. We’re happy and proud 💪 to showcase peasant diversity and the role of peasants in building a just and dignified future for all, through food sovereignty!
Struggles for food sovereignty in the context of global hunger
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other Rural Workers – Explained!